NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1094646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on ordinary activities of £1,129,143, driven by a drop in investment values and grants payable from endowment funds. Despite this, unrestricted general reserves totalled £319,069, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet at least six months of working capital requirements. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northamptonshire Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£274k
Reserves (reported)
£352k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2024£3.4m£3.5m
31/03/2023£2.6m£3.1m
31/03/2022£915k£1.7m
31/03/2021£2.3m£3.0m

Common questions

Is NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on ordinary activities of £1,129,143, driven by a drop in investment values and grants payable from endowment funds. Despite this, unrestricted general reserves totalled £319,069, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet at least six months of working capital requirements. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd.

Who funds NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include DAVID LAING FOUNDATION, THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/04/2019£9k"Generosity Heritage Trail"

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